Children and teachers are all okay — shaken up — but no one injured at Brewer Elementary.

Principal Moore reports that their tornado drills paid off.

They reacted quickly to get children to the interior portions of the building.

They opened windows of the building to equalize pressure, too.

Across Muscogee County Schools no injuries are reported to students, teachers, or staff.

Children and staff are safe.

All after school activities at all schools canceled in Muscogee County Schools.

All schools will dismiss at regular times.

Some school drainage pipes damaged.

Trees on and near school property knocked down.

Despite widespread damage throughout the WLTZ viewing area, no injuries were reported in Muscogee County, Georgia only one in Phenix City, Alabama, none in Russel County, Alabama, none in Eufaula, Alabama,

Trees down, power lines down, and widespread power outages reported in throughout Columbus, Georgia. At 1:45pm EDT, some 32,000 Georgia Power customers in the Columbus area were without power.

Power outages were also reported in Fort Mitchell, Alabama following the storm.

The “spider web” area of Columbus, Georgia near MLK, Jr. Boulevard and St. Mary’s Road was particularly hard hit during the short-lived, but violent weather event.

Ace Hardware on St. Mary’s Road was without power. Workers their could look outside and see lots of downed trees and downed power lines.

There was a power pole down at the intersection of Zeron Street and St. Mary’s Road.

A large oak tree took down power lines at the intersection of Robin Road and St. Mary’s Road.

A tree fell onto a house on Kingfisher Drive.

A tree fell on to a house and was blocking the road on Bob-a-Link Drive near Robin Road.

A metal shed was blown down onto trucks at Valley Fir and Redwood lumber yard off Morris Road in Columbus, Georgia. Workers at the business say at least one-quarter of their inventory has been damaged.

At approximately, 1:30pm EDT, a wreck reported on Highway 280 North just past Highway 147 near the Opelika, Alabama city limits. Two tractor trailer rigs and a box truck involved in the crash. Traffic slow.

At approximately 1:30pm EDT, the left lanes of Interstate I-185 at the Aiport Road exit were flooded. Muscogee County Deputies had the lanes blocked and were directing traffic around the water.

At 12:15pm, AFLAC employees huddled for shelter in the interior portions of the building.

A Facebook Fan of WLTZ reports damage to the Avalon Apartments at 3737 Cussetta Road in Columbus, Georgia.

At approximately 1:15pm EDT, a witness on Airport Thruway in Columbus, Georgia reported rain, thunder, and lightning but no damage in view. Shortly thereafter, storm debris was reported in that area.

Damage reported to the Eufaula, Alabama Post Office. Metal roofing and other debris was blown onto the building and vehicles in the parking lot. No injuries reported.